Detachable telephone-support.



B. W. SWEET.

DE'PAGHABLB TELEPHONE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. Z3, 1907.

1,002,783. Patented sept. 5,1911.

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BURTON W. SWEET, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HARRY Z. SANDS, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO.

DETACHABLE TELEPHONE-SUPPORT.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTON W. SWEET, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and ,useful Improvements inDetachable Telephone-Supports, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in separable supporting membersspecially designed for removably mounting` a telephone instrument inconvenient position for use, as at the end of an extensible pivoted arm.

lhe object of my invention has been the production of a device of thischaracter, which shall be simple, light and cheap, and to this end itpreferably is formed of sheet metal. In my application, Serial No.362,874, I have described a sheet metal eX- tensible arm, with which Ihave chosen to show my present improvement directly associated in theaccompanying drawings. My; said improvement is equally adapted for useliin removably supporting one or more tele--l phone instruments in anyposition required,1 and I may briefly refer to the features' thereof ina preliminary way, by stating that one member of said separablesupportpv comprises an arm-section preferably flanged to strengthen thesame, and formed from an i itegral sheet metal blank. In a socket,provided in said member, the second member readily fits; the samecomprising a cylindrical portion seated in said socket, and a laterallyextending wing or wings with which the telephone instrument ispermanently connected. Thus said instrument will be securely held by thesocketed member, but may be instantly taken in the hand' for use, andreturned to the socket-member when out of use.

Further details of construction will be more readily gathered by makingreference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, wherein Figure I is a view in side elevation partiallybroken away, showing the sheet metal supporting arm and the telephonesupport of my invention. Fig. II is an enlarged detail, showing theremovable member in side elevation and partially broken away. Fig. IIIis a top View thereof. Fig. IV is a perspect-ive view of the socketedarm-section or support. Fig. V is a cross-sectional view Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application 1ed March 23, 190'7.

Patented Sept. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 364,134.

thereof; and Fig. VI is a plan view illustrating the employment of aplurality of said arm-sections for .the support of a correspondingnumber of telephone .instruments.

Throughout each of the several figures of the drawings, I have employedthe same character of reference to indicate similar parts.

Referring first to Fig. IV, it is seen thata socketed bracket, orarm-section a, is formed from an integral sheet metal blank of suitableshape, and affording rearwardly extending ears a and reinforcing top andbottom flanges a2. lIhese latter stiffen or strengthen the walls of asubstantially cylindrical sockets a3 open at the front, and permit ofrelatively light construction, without impairing the strength of thebracket. The co-acting separable member l) is formed of an integralblank of sheet metal, affording a cylindrical portion o', web b2, andtwo laterally extending wings o, through which screws c extend to securethe telephone instrument or standard c rigidly thereto. Preferably a pinbolt b3 with a rounded or tapered terminal is inclosed within thecylindrical portion Z9 of the separable member, although this is notessential, if the metal be still3 enough to avoid collapse ordeformation. Une or more of the flanges a2 may also be dispensed withunder like conditions, but preferably these features are employed asherein shown and described.

The ears a are rearwardly connected by a pivotal bolt CZ, with theadjacent armsection c of the pivoted extension-arm, or if no pivotalmotion of the outer arm-section is desired, this joint may be made rigidsimply by tightening said bolt.

Where a plurality of telephone instruments are to be accommodated upon asingle arm, as indicated in Fig. IV, one of said arm-sections may bemade longer than the other, as a4, in order to avoid interference, whilethe several arm-sections preferably are pivoted so that any one of thetelephones may instantly be turned into position for use. In theextension-arm, shown in Fig. I, which equally with other suitable means,may be employed to carry my improved separable supporting appliance, thearmsection e is united by a pivotal joint f with the inner arm-sectiong, which in turn is carried upon a pivotal joint h by means of astatic-nary sheet metal bracket j. Each of these arm-sections e and g isformed of a single strap of sheet metal, preferably key stock, bentv toafford integral sockets at either end, with a rigid intermediate bodyportion, thereby affording a strong and 'servicable eXtensible arm.

From the foregoing, it Will be seen that the telephone instrument, Whenmounted for support upon my separable sheet metal bracket members, isreadily turned upon its lpivotal mountings into any desired position foruse, While held securely in place, or on the other hand if the telephoneuser Wishes to take the instrument in his hands for greater convenience,the separable members admit of instant detachment for this purpose,since one member lits loosely Within the socket of the other. Where aplurality of such instruments are employed, as Where local orintercommunicating instruments are required, as Well as a long distancetel ephone, for example, each of these instru*y ments is instantlyavailable, and having its .own receptacle, the connecting cords thereofare not liable to become tangled, twisted or broken. As before, thepivoted arm-sectionsv permit the telephones to be turned indivduing zl.In a device of the class described, the combination With a socket memberformed of an integral sheet metal blank affording a substantiallycylindrical socket or recess cut by a lateral opening or slot, andoverturned flanges adjacent to the top and bottom thereof, of aseparable coacting supporting member shaped from sheet metal to afford acylindrical engaging part presented to the socket member, and anintegral attaching part or lug for the supported inf strument,substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a socketmember formed of an integral sheet metal blank, comprising` asubstantially cylindrical socket portion having a vertical opening andan attaching part therefor, of a separable co-acting supporting memberformed of an integral sheet metal blank, comprising a substantially-Signed at Cleveland, this 8th day of March, A. D. 1907, in the presenceof tWo subscribing Witnesses.

BURTON W. SWEET. Witnesses V. G. ARMSTRONG, ALBERT LYNN LAWRENCE.

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